BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190630T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154157Z CREATED:20231025T162152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154157Z UID:24340-1559350800-1561856400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Cataract Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. There are close to 22.3 million Americans age 40 and older with cataracts. More than half of all Americans will have cataracts by age 80. Prevent Blindness America offers tips about prevention and information about surgery. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cataract-awareness-month-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190630T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161139Z CREATED:20231025T162154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161139Z UID:24341-1559350800-1561856400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Men's Health Month DESCRIPTION:Anchored by a Congressional health education program\, Men’s Health Month is celebrated across the country with screenings\, health fairs\, media appearances\, and other health education and outreach activities. \nThe purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers\, public policy makers\, the media\, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mens-health-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190630T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161140Z CREATED:20231025T162154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161140Z UID:24342-1559350800-1561856400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Worldwide\, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The Alzheimer’s Association raises awareness in June. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161139Z CREATED:20231103T174415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161139Z UID:26565-1559782800-1559782800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering health policy - as a patient DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nAHCJ core topic: Health reform\n\n\nJune 6\, 2 p.m. ET\nAlexandra Glorioso\, a health reporter\, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 31. She’s written about her disease (and she’s doing well). But on this webcast she’ll talk about what her experience has made her understand better as a reporter covering health policy and politics in Tallahassee. (Read more here.) \n\n\nAlexandra Glorioso\, health reporter \, Politico Florida \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ core topic leader/health reform \n\n\nAlexandra Glorioso writes about politics and health care for Politico Florida. Earlier she wrote about politics for the Naples Daily News and USA Today Florida\, She has also reported from Iran. She holds a B.S. in economics from Arizona State University and a masters in journalism from Columbia University. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31\, and writes and tweets about it. \n\nAlexandra Glorioso \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-health-policy-as-a-patient/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155201Z CREATED:20231103T174417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155201Z UID:26568-1560301200-1560301200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities: Charting a Path to Improved Access\, Quality and Outcomes DESCRIPTION:This interactive event will provide an overview of the state of maternal healthcare in rural communities\, with a focus on access to maternal health services before\, during\, and after pregnancy. Attendees will learn about promising practices and help identify areas of opportunity to improve access to maternal health services and achieve health equity within rural communities. \nWhen: Wednesday\, June 12\, 2019\, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT \nWhere: Barbara Jordan Conference Center\, Kaiser Family Foundation\, 1330 G Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20005 \nHosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration\, American Academy of Family Physicians\, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists\, National Birth Equity Collaborative\, the National Rural Health Association\, the Centers for Disease Control\, and the Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health. \nRegistration and agenda can be found on the CMS Rural Health website: go.cms.gov/ruralhealth \nVirtual participation will also be available via webcast. \nFor questions\, please contact: RuralHealth@cms.hhs.gov URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/maternal-health-care-in-rural-communities-charting-a-path-to-improved-access-quality-and-outcomes/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T173000 DTSTAMP:20240201T220939Z CREATED:20231103T174415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T220939Z UID:26564-1560331800-1560360600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2019 DESCRIPTION:Free workshop in Denver to cover health issues of rural America\n\n\n\nAHCJ’s 11th Rural Health Journalism Workshop will bring journalists together with health care and policy experts who focus on the medical challenges of rural areas. \n\n\n\nLeave with a better understanding of what’s happening – or will be happening – in rural regions\, and return to work with dozens of story ideas you can pursue. You don’t have to live in a rural area to write great stories about what’s happening just beyond the city limits. And think about how much policy is set based on the non-urban population of your state. \n\n\n\nThis special one-day\, no-fee workshop will help you find and cover health stories in rural America. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nThis workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on June 12 at the Radisson Hotel Denver with breakfast and lunch provided. Breakfast available at 7:30 a.m.  \n\n\n\nNeed help?\n\n\n\nThis workshop is free to attend for journalist members. If\, however\, you still need some financial assistance in getting to the workshop\, you may apply for a limited travel stipend.  \n\n\n\nLocal host\n\n\n\n\nNational Jewish Health\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust\n\n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation\n\n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2019/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155201Z CREATED:20231103T174417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155201Z UID:26567-1560387600-1560387600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:6th Annual Health Communicators & Journalists Rooftop Reception DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join health reporters (including members of the DC chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists) and senior communications staff from patient organizations and trade associations at our 6th Annual Health Communicators & Journalists Rooftop Reception in downtown D.C. on Thursday\, June 13\, 6-8pm ET. \nEvent cohosts: \n\n\nDC Chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists; \n\n\nNational Pharmaceutical Council (NPC); \n\n\nNational Health Council (NHC); \n\n\nAdvaMed; and \n\n\nPersonalized Medicine Coalition \n\n\nRSVPs are required. NPC must provide a list of names to the building security desk prior to the reception. Please register by June 5. Space is limited on the rooftop. \nFor Reporters: As in past years\, the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) is making provisions to cater to various newsroom ethical guidelines. AHCJ will fund and set up a separate table of food and beverages\, which will be clearly labeled. There will also be the option to bring $10 to pay your own way for refreshments. If you have any questions about the event you can email dc.ahcj@gmail.com. \n\nFAQs \nAttire: Business Casual \nMay I bring a guest? \nIf you are interested in bringing PR colleagues\, we ask that you limit it to your fellow high-level communications staff members. Journalists are welcome to bring other colleagues in health\, medical industry or congressional reporting. Please register your guest by June 5.  \nWhat are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? \nBy Metro: 1717 Pennsylvania Ave.\, NW\, is just a few blocks away from the Farragut West (Orange/Blue/Silver) and Farragut North (Red) Metro lines. \nBy Car: Metered street parking is available \nParking Garages (open after 7pm): \n\nOne Parking\, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave.\, NW (closes at 9pm)\nLAZ Parking\, 1747 Pennsylvania Ave.\, NW (closes at 9pm)\nColonial Parking\, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave.\, NW (closes at 11pm). Garage entrance located on 17th Street between H Street and Pennsylvania Ave.\, NW (next to McDonalds)\n\nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nContact: Tanya Bailey\, NPC Membership & Meetings Associate (202-827-2092; tbailey@npcnow.org) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/6th-annual-health-communicators-journalists-rooftop-reception/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190617T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154156Z CREATED:20231025T162151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154156Z UID:24338-1560733200-1560906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Association of Providers of AIDS Care DESCRIPTION:  \nHundreds of health care professionals and advocates for people living with HIV will join policymakers and health service providers to discuss the latest trends in HIV prevention and treatment research at the Adherence 2019 conference.  \nDr. Robert Redfield\, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, will deliver the conference’s keynote address on June 17 at 1:15 pm EST. He will speak about the Trump administration’s plan to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. \nFor media attendance or interest in interviews: call Zach Pesavento\, director of communications: 202-420-1065 or zpesavento@iapac.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-association-of-providers-of-aids-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190617T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154156Z CREATED:20231025T162152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154156Z UID:24339-1560733200-1560992400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Age Action Conference DESCRIPTION:  \nThis conference is sponsored by the National Council on Aging; it brings together the National Institute of Senior Centers\, Center for Healthy Aging partners and all of the Benefit Enrollment Centers from across the U.S. \nContact: Armando Trull\, Media Relations Manager: 571-527-4004. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/age-action-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155159Z CREATED:20231103T174451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155159Z UID:26569-1560906000-1560906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Author exposes rampant fraud in the generic drug industry DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nResearch tips for reporters\nKatherine Eban on Twitter\nkatherineeban.com\nBottle of Lies\nNew York Times book review\nAHCJ core topic: Insurance\n\n\nJune 19\, noon ET\nInvestigative journalist Katherine Eban explains how health care journalists can cover the fraud she uncovered in the generic drug business for her new book\, “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.” \nHer work reveals how rampant fraud among generic drug manufacturers and lax FDA oversight put patients’ health at risk. In the United States\, 90% of spending for all pharmaceuticals goes for generic drugs because health insurers limit choice by steering patients to these medications\, which are cheaper than brand-name drugs. \n\n\nKatherine Eban\, investigative journalist and contributor to Fortune \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nKatherine Eban is an investigative journalist\, contributor to Fortune magazine\, and an Andrew Carnegie fellow. Her articles on pharmaceutical counterfeiting\, gun trafficking\, and coercive interrogations by the CIA\, have won international attention and numerous awards. She has also written for Vanity Fair\, the New York Times\, Self\, The Nation\, and the New York Observer\, among other publications. Her first book\, Dangerous Doses: a True Story of Cops\, Counterfeiters and the Contamination of America’s Drug Supply\, was named one of the Best Books of 2005 by Kirkus Reviews and was a Barnes&Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. \n\nKatherine Eban \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/author-exposes-rampant-fraud-in-the-generic-drug-industry/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155158Z CREATED:20231103T174452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155158Z UID:26572-1560906000-1560906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC Webinar Briefing: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo DESCRIPTION:1 p.m. ET \nThe CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection and CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases will hold a special webinar. to discuss the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This outbreak is the largest to occur in DRC and is now the second largest Ebola outbreak in the history of the disease. Only the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa was larger. The outbreak is occurring in a highly insecure environment\, which complicates public health response activities and increases the risk of disease spread. The webinar will discuss the current situation and how organizations sending US-based workers to areas with Ebola can ensure the health and safety of their workers before\, during\, and after deployment. Presenters include: Mary Choi\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Medical Epidemiologist\, CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch\, Shah Roohi\, R.N.\, M.P.H. Senior Advisor for Preparedness and Response\, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and Trevor Shoemaker\, M.P.H. Senior Epidemiologist\, CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch . \nFor Media to attend\, call:  US: 1 646 876 9923  or 1 669 900 6833 or email epic@cdc.gov URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-webinar-briefing-ebola-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155158Z CREATED:20231103T174453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155158Z UID:26573-1560906000-1560906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Briefing: Vector Borne Diseases in the United States DESCRIPTION:In the United States\, reported cases of human diseases caused by infected ticks\, mosquitoes\, and fleas tripled from 2004 to 2016. This increase is fueled by many factors\, including climate-change-related increases in rainfall\, temperature\, and extreme weather events that have enhanced the abundance of disease-spreading vectors. Other shifts — in human land use and activity patterns — have also increased contact between people and infected organisms. The result is a growing U.S. public-health challenge. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover the status of vector-borne disease in the United States\, projected future trends\, associated health risks\, and emerging research on methods for prevention and control. This on-the-record briefing will be web-based and accessible via telephone or computer\, so you can attend and ask questions from wherever you are. \nWHEN: Wednesday\, June 19\, 2019\, at 2:00 PM ET \nWHO: \n\n\nDr. Lyric Bartholomay\, University of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\nDr. Ben Beard\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nDr. Maria Elena Bottazzi\, Baylor College of Medicine \n\n\nSciLine director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing. \n\n\nHOW: You must register here to attend. \nNOTE: This briefing is open only to members of the media. \nBased at the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science\, SciLine offers journalists access to trustworthy\, articulate experts and provides other tools to help make methodically derived scientific evidence easily available to reporters. For more information visit www.sciline.org. \nQuestions? Contact us at sciline@aaas.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-vector-borne-diseases-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155157Z CREATED:20231103T174451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155157Z UID:26570-1561424400-1561424400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical school officials say value-based care is not a fad DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nAHCJ core topic: Insurance\nValue Institute for Health and Care\n\n \n\nRecorded June 25\, 2019\nSome critics of the movement toward value-based care have challenged the idea that the health care system is actually delivering more value as it shifts away from a payment system based on volume. Professors from the University of Texas Dell Medical School say that contrary to the concerns among some critics of this movement away from paying for volume\, value-based care is not a fad. \nIn fact\, students at the school are learning to deliver care in value-based settings. They will define value-based care and explain how medical students are learning to deliver care under this new method of payment. \n\n\nElizabeth Teisberg\, Ph.D.\, executive director\, Value Institute for Health and Care; professor\, Department of Medical Education\, University of Texas Dell Medical School \n\n\nScott Wallace\, J.D.\, M.B.A.\, managing director\, Value Institute for Health and Care; associate professor\, Department of Medical Education\, University of Texas Dell Medical School \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ topic leader/insurance \n\n\nElizabeth Teisberg\, Ph.D.\, serves the Dell Medical School and McCombs School of Business as executive director of the Value Institute for Health and Care and is the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Distinguished University Chair in Value-Based Care. As the co-creator of the concept of value-based health care delivery\, Teisberg is best known for writing “Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results\,” which she co-authored with Michael E. Porter. \nScott Wallace is the co-founder and managing director of the Value Institute for Health and Care at Dell Medical School\, where he works with students\, employers\, health care leaders and other stakeholders to transform health care delivery in the United States and around the world. Before joining The University of Texas at Austin\, Wallace helped to create Dartmouth College’s Master in Health Care Delivery Science program\, an innovative course for mid-career executives and clinicians. He is also a professor in the Department of Medical Education. \n\nElizabeth Teisberg \n\n\nScott Wallace \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-school-officials-say-value-based-care-is-not-a-fad/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR